ISNs are a critical part of the year.

Please make sure that you have closely read all of the documents below.



This document has the basic description of the ISN. It will tell you the purpose of the notebook, how it is graded and what is required.


The following document describes the Above & Beyond requirements. It has a list of activities you can perform for each page of the notebook and the 5 point activity list to be done for the Above & Beyond page.




The Thoughtful Response is a method of responding to any question asked. It is going to be frequently used on short answer question responses and for HW assignments.


The ISN rubric is used to grade EVERY notebook check. The rubric explains the grading scale 5-10. The notebook grade will be multiplied by 10 so a score of 8 will get a 80 in the grade book, a 9 will get a 90 etc.


The self reflection will be completed at the end of EVERY Table of Contents and is an important piece of the process.